This afternoon I was interviewed by a fella who is starting up a Civil War variety hour Internet radio show. It will differ from what Gerry Prokopowicz does with Civil War Talk Radioin that it will feature multiple segments with different guests on different topics, and it won’t be live. I’ll let you know more as I learn more, but as it stands now my segment will “air”, so to speak, along with one featuring someone who has been called the rock star of Civil War historians. I guess I’m the counter-balance.

Also, I’m writing this post using the WordPress editor instead of my usual Word editor. I usually use Word because I can manipulate the font size, but it brings lots of code into the mix which can sometimes screw up other aspects of my posts. Let me know what you think of the size of this print (keeping in mind you can make it bigger by increasing the text size on your browser: see here). I’m really just tired of WordPress constantly telling me that any problem I have is because I’m using Word, and that all I need to do is buy the CSS upgrade. While the upgrade is inexpensive, I would of course have to learn how to use CSS. Even if you’re not a regular reader, please tell me what you think of this font size. I need lots of responses to make a decision.

Earlier in June I took a long weekend that led into the Society of Civil War Historians conference in Philadelphia (read about that here, here, and here).Prior to the conference I spent some time in Frederick, Md, and made a few Civil War related stops.On Saturday, I made quick stops at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Mount Olivet Cemetery.Below are some photos I took that day – click them for larger images, click the larger images for huge images.Enjoy!

Dulce bellum inexpertis

“I am sending you these little incidents as I hear them well authenticated. They form, to the friends of the parties, part of the history of the glorious 21st. More anon.”

About

Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.

The Project

This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!